1-71

LOGGERS |
BACK REPORT

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THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

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THEY APPROVED THE TERMS of the Nemetz’ report. Loggers of Local 1-71 away
from their camps voted to accept the conditions of the Nemetz’ report at this special
meeting held by the Local June 25 in the Hallmark Hall, Vancouver. The Local also
balloted the crews still in camp and the results were announced later. In attendance
at the meeting were Regional 3rd Vice-President Maurice Corbeil (second from left
front row) and Regional 2nd Vice-President Del Pratt (fourth from the left front row).

LOCAL 1-71 President Ernie Freer (right) and Financial
Secretary Bill Wilson spoke in favour of accepting the
Nemetz’ report prior to the voting. They stated that while
the report didn’t contain all the Union had hoped for,

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it was still the best settlement ever negotiated by the
IWA. :

MEMBERS ARE SHOWN signing the registration sheets
prior to casting their ballots.

NEW: DEPARTMENT

IWA Region No. 2 has vot-
ed by a 5-1 margin to endorse
creation of a Department of
Services for Education and
Research. The members also
voted to increase the Region’s
per capita tax by 25 cents per
month to finance these serv-
ices.

Region 2 President H. Lan-
don Ladd, in hailing the re-
sults of the referendum stat-
ed, “The key to the Union’s
strength was membership un-
derstanding of its problems
and skill in handling union
affairs.”

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TOUGH WAY TO ORGANIZE -

Dominic Abata, whose de-
mocratic union organizing
committee won the right to
bargain for Chicago’s 6,000
Yellow and Checker Cab driy-
ers four years ago, escaped
death when a bomb planted in
his car exploded injuring four
persons.

One of Abata’s aides was
blown into the street by the
explosion and doctors say he
probably would lose at least
one leg. Another aide and two
passersby were injured by
flying glass and other debris.

Abata wrested control of
the cab drivers over Joey
Glimco, a reputed associate
of gangsters and head of
Teamsters Local 777. After
Abata’s team defeated Clin-
co’s forces, Abata merged
with the Seafarers Interna-
tional Union.

-He has been successful in
maintaining control of the
cabbies in numerous election
showdowns with the Team-
sters. His latest election vic-
tory was in 1965.

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